Recent research in the field of 'teaching reading' has pointed out to the importance of 'schema theory' (or schemata), which can be explained in the following terms:

An effective current programme for 'teaching vocabulary development skills' include activities involving:

Speech-processing theory distinguishes between two types of processing in both listening and reading comprehension: 'botton-up' and 'top-down' processing. Typical techniques associated with these processes are, respectively:

Grammar' is one of the three main dimensions of language that are interconnected. Grammar gives us the form or the structures of language, but those forms are literally meaningless without the other two dimensions, which are:

All of the following issues correspond to important 'power and sociopolitical' aspects of language and language teaching, EXCEPT:

Two major 'contextual variables' that will affect every aspect of your language lesson or curriculum are students':

A language teacher should be able to select appropriate 'group techniques' for different types of tasks. The ONLY task that is appropriate for 'pair-work' is:

Choose the alternative below which DOES NOT represent an advantage of 'group work':

The preposition 'from' is used in the text in '...diversion from...' (number 5). It can also be used in other contexts, such as:

The ideas expressed by the modal verbs 'can' (numbers 1 /2), 'may' (number 1), 'will' (number 1), and 'must' (number 5) in the text are, respectively: